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Microsoft Office Live Workspace offers storage space for sharing documents online, such that you can access them directly using Microsoft Office Word, Excel, or PowerPoint.

There are dozens of ways to use Microsoft Office Live Workspace for work, school, and home projects! The documents can be saved and accessed from any computer. Feedbacks and/or comments can be gathered within a project. Meeting agenda, minutes, and action items can also be shared with colleagues, classmates, or family. You can even save documents to your workspace directly from Word on your PC.

The coming MSDN event includes two sessions of Microsoft Office training about how Office Business Applications (OBA) delivers people-centric, collaborative solutions to the enterprise through familiar Microsoft Office servers, clients, and tools.

Session 1: Integrating Business Information with Microsoft Office Open XML FormatMicrosoft Office Open XML Formats files replace legacy binary Microsoft Office system files and enables rich server-side processing of documents. In this session we shall cover the components included in the formatted file and various scenarios that show the versatility of these files.

Session 2: Microsoft Office Business Applications (OBA): A New Breed of Applications on the 2007 Microsoft Office systemMicrosoft Office Business Applications (OBA) connects Line of Business (LOB) systems with the people that use them through the familiar user interface of Microsoft Office. They also enable businesses to extend the Microsoft Office clients and servers into business processes. In this session we shall look at how the 2007 Microsoft Office system provides collaborative business capabilities that fill the white space between traditional business applications and personal productivity tools.

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~ Microsoft Innovation Day – Achieve the Last Mile of Productivity with Office Business Applications

The first-ever Microsoft BI Conference is going to be held in Hong Kong this month, after the successful launch of the same conference in Seattle, Washington! You will be able to learn more about powerful BI insights using SQL Server 2005 SP2, PerformancePoint Server, and 2007 Microsoft Office System.

A complete, self-paced training course with a VPC image containing Team System software is available for developers to download. You can get familiarize with Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) by downloading the 5.2 GB RAR files, extract the VPC image and training content (labs and demos), and access the VPC image using Virtual PC 2004 / 2007, or Virtual Server 2005.

The self-study course provides basics information on VSTS. There are 7 modules in this training: Overview, Team Foundation Administration, Architect, Developer, Tester, Project Manager, Team Explorer. Attendees can get a brief refresher and/or overview on VSTS, and understand the architecture and capabilities of both the client SKUs as well as Team Foundation Server (TFS).

(Note that the VPC image works correctly to a date of January 1, 2005, and you will need to ensure the host machine clocks are set to two weeks prior to the expiration date.)

Microsoft Server Championships 2007 (for IT Professional) is here again. By paying HK$ 100 for a competition track, you can attend a skills enhancement seminar that is delivered by a Microsoft Certified Trainer, and be provided with white papers and supporting technical information. A hands-on lab training will also be given if you are being chosen as one of the 100 participants of the competition. The ultimate winner will receive free admission and accommodation to Microsoft TechEd 2007 in Orlando, HK$10,000 cash award, O2 Atom Exec, TechNet Subscription, admission to Microsoft TechEd Hong Kong 2007, a trip to Microsoft Shanghai R&D Center, and a trophy! Another good news is that your registration fee will be donated to Hong Kong Federation of Handicapped Youth, together with an additional matching fund provided by Microsoft. Registration will end on 2007.01.29 (Mon). Act now!

The following 3 different tracks are available for the IT Professional Challenge.

I was being asked about whether there are any free resources for learning Microsoft Office 2007 during the local launch event last Friday. Following are some starting points, with links to some free books, e-learning courses, and various virtual labs.

The business launch of the 2007 Microsoft Office system, Windows Vista, and Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 will be held on 15 December 2006 (Friday), at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. There will be many giveaways, live demonstrations, and various break-out sessions on 6 different tracks (business, deployment, operational efficiency, security, productivity, and developing solutions).

After uninstalling all applications related to Microsoft Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh (B2TR), the following error prompts during the installation of Microsoft Office 2007 RTM.

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Setup is unable to proceed due to the following error(s):The 2007 Microsoft Office system does not support upgrading from a prerelease version of the 2007 Microsoft Office system. You must first uninstall any prerelease versions of the 2007 Microsoft Office system products and associated technologies.Correct the issue(s) listed above and re-run setup.

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*** These are for advanced users only. Take your own risk!*** You have been WARNED!

– Try to install Office 2007 RTM. If it prompts the same setup errors (of prerelease version), use Windows Installer CleanUp Utility to check whether any of the Office 2007 related products have not been installed, and try to remove the programs using {*** Add or Remove Programs ***} first.

– If the RTM setup still prompts the same setup errors, use {*** Windows Installer CleanUp Utility ***} to remove the related products. I have resolved my setup problem using the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility, and thus, do *not* need to proceed to the following step. [;)]

After the installation of Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh (B2TR), error 2711 will occur if you try to install any of the Office 2007 **Beta 2** products. To resolve the problem, you will need to uninstall all Office 2007 applications, uninstall Expression Web Beta 1 (if you have Expression Web installed), and use Windows Installer CleanUp Utility to remove all Office 2007 entries. Here are the steps that you will need to follow.

~ Install B2TR for your Office products. Make sure that you install all Office **Beta 2** products before applying Beta 2 Technical Refresh (B2TR). You will *not* be able to install Beta 2 products after applying B2TR.